Pfizer
Executive Director
With over 30 years of pharmaceutical industry experience, Richard (Ruey-ching) Hwang is currently the Executive Director of Strategic Operations and Management in Global Clinical Supply (GCS) at Pfizer. Richard was also the Head of Clinical Supply Operations as well as the Head of Clinical Supply Manufacturing at various Pfizer sites in Michigan and Connecticut.
Prior to joining Pfizer, Richard was employed at Pharmacia, G.D. Searle and Mallinckrodt where he held several positions of increasing responsibility in Formulation Development, Pharmaceutical Development, and Solid and Liquid Dosage Clinical Supply Manufacturing in Pharmaceutical R&D organizations.
Richard’s educational background includes a bachelor's degree in Pharmacy from Taiwan National University, and a Doctorate degree in Pharmaceutics from the University of Iowa. Richard also holds a master's degree in Supply Chain Management from Michigan State University, as well as an MBA. Richard has a Six Sigma Black Belt certification and has published more than 20 peer-reviewed articles and three book chapters, as well as presented more than 60 podium and poster presentations. Richard is also an Editorial Advisory Board member for Pharmaceutical Technology.